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Kaye

McFadyen

I am a contemporary Scottish painter based in Glasgow, working predominantly in oil. My atmospheric paintings are inspired by the ever-changing coastlines and islands of western Scotland. Through walking, sketching and immersing myself in the landscape, I develop paintings that explore the embodied experience of weather, light, sea and memory. Rather than describing a specific place, my work seeks to evoke atmosphere, movement and the embodied experience of place. I graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) in Painting from the Open College of the Arts, awarded by The Open University, in 2026. My work has been exhibited throughout Scotland and is held in private collections.

Disciplines: Painting

Location: Glasgow

Materials: Acrylic, Found, Oil, Paper Cutting, Pastel, Pen & Ink
I am a contemporary Scottish painter based in Glasgow, working predominantly in oil. My atmospheric paintings are inspired by the ever-changing coastlines and islands of western Scotland. Through walking, sketching and immersing myself in the landscape, I develop paintings that explore the embodied experience of weather, light, sea and memory. Rather than describing a specific place, my work seeks to evoke atmosphere, movement and the embodied experience of place. I graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) in Painting from the Open College of the Arts, awarded by The Open University, in 2026. My work has been exhibited throughout Scotland and is held in private collections.

Previous Experience

First Class BA (Hons) Painting, Open College of the Arts / The Open University (2026). Solo exhibition, Ceann na h-Airigh, Grimsay, North Uist (2026). Exhibitions include Uist Arts Association Summer Exhibitions (2025, 2026), Art Without Borders, Dùsgadh, Isle of Lewis (2026), BA Degree Show Where the Ocean Remembers the Sky, An Lanntair, Stornoway (2025), Uist Arts Association Winter Exhibition Peace (2025), Accord Art Exhibition, Paisley (2025), and Force and Fantasy, Artsteps Online Exhibition (2024). Recipient of the Open College of the Arts Enterprise Enhancement Scheme (2025). Works are held in private collections throughout the United Kingdom.

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